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Authors

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2012

Abstract

This article seeks to examine the interplay between the rise and develop- ment of the international tourism industry and the production of culture in the performance of Vietnamese water puppetry. Although tourism has indelibly altered this traditional art form, it is also responsible for the rejuvenation and continued existence of water puppetry. Rather than simply dismissing contemporary enact- ments as inauthentic representations, we problematize notions of cultural authentic- ity. Indeed, increasing global integration does not simply result in the elimination of cultural diversity but rather provides the context for the production of new cultural forms that are marked by local specificity.

Recommended Citation

Water Puppetry in the Red River Delta and Beyond: Tourism and the Commodification of an Ancient Ritual (with Michael Eblin '12 and Carrie Walther '10). ASIANetwork Exchange19(2): 23-31. (2012)